meldrum artI arrived back home yesterday evening from my week’s holiday in Norway. What an amazing place, I’ll visit again for sure. I didn’t paint much, there wasn’t time. At least I’ve learned how to travel for next time. One day on the road and the next behind my easel 🙂
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| Arches Rough 300g, W&N watercolour, 23 x 31 cm. |
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| Molde, Norway. |
I am really happy with the top half of this watercolour, the bottom was difficult though, I had to correct my mistakes often. I’m not experienced at painting flowers, heck, I’m not experienced with watercolouring full-stop. I like the challenge though, trying new things, like cars, I’m not interested in speedy auto mobiles but I did enjoy trying to draw them, they where difficult, just like these flowers. Practice and learn, practice and learn…. 🙂
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| Watercolour flowers 19 x 28cm |
I like painting flowers, after nudes I think painting flowers is my favourite. My preferences change like the wind though, next week it might be cows!
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| Japanese Flowers 23 x 30cm / 9 x 12″. 20140510 |
Venue: Konstnärshuset, Stockholm. 20140506
The summer is coming and there are only a few more weeks of life drawing before the break. I am happy with my personal development so far this year, I feel that I’m improving each time I draw and my watercolours have also improved.
Today I received the keys to the studio that I will be renting during the summer months. I am really excited about it, I installed my furniture this evening, feels kinda strange to have a studio, soon I’ll be calling myself an artist!
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| Five minute sketch and watercolour |
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| Two minute sketch |
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| Five minute watercolour |
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| Two minute sketch |
Venue: Basis, Stockholm. 20140426
Our model this week was a lady called Kinna. She was excellent at holding elegant and interesting poses. I only wish my sketches could have caught her beauty better. Next time…
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| Ten minute nude. |
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| Ten minute nude |
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| Ten minute nude |
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| Two minute nude |
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| Two minute nude |
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| Five minute nude |
It was easier than I thought it would be, my first horse. I used a photograph as reference and used both, masking fluid and white gouache for the details. The paper is Arches, 300g, rough, 19 x 28 cm. I enjoyed painting a four legged creature instead of two, I therefore plan to paint more horses in the near future.
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| Click on image to enlarge. |
Venue: Basis, Stockholm. 20140412
Some models don’t inspire me, I guess this is normal.
I am learning to look beyond the first impression and find details or executions that excite. Drawing and painting improves when you take a second look it seems.
( I later spent some time adding extra detail and tone to these sketches. )
Venue: Konstnärshuset, Stockholm. 20140401
I was in the mood last night it seems. The amount of watercolour sketches presented below being the proof.
I also signed a contract today to rent an artist’s studio during the summer months, I am really looking forward to getting down to doing some serious watercolour painting. I have a number of ideas in my head that I want to do. They will be in large format, so it’s very exciting that I now have this opportunity.
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| Five minute watercolour nude |
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| Five minute watercolour nude |
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| Five minute watercolour nude |
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| Ten minute watercolour nude |
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| Five minute watercolour nude |
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| Five minute watercolour nude |
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| Two minute pencil sketch |